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OluDare01:
for this Naija?

Yessir...... Just believe we can do it!

OluDare01:
So after my PhD, I'll go back to Nigeria and be saying yes sir to someone? Where are the facilities for research in Nigeria?

After you get your PR u can come and we will put u in one ministry or Senate to make point base on your international experience and with that we will grow better and you can always go and enjoy summer break in US... Se u get?

No sire, not in the school but I chose New Hampshire and I school not yet still heard if Nigeria in the school or a prospective student.

cseejhay:
Thats true. I did that prior to my making that post. I just thought been a private school its wise to hear from those who might have more first hand info than i do. From my research the school looks ok. because you may never know. am i right to assume that u are u in the school already or a prospective student?

happyday:
What happened to Nigerians at home? @ bolded, meaning?

Not yet vast enough and no international experience. Why Lai Muhammed can easily get away.

Thanks ma, this were just structured from most important down in case VO wan show he has good listening skills.... I live there forum n the combination

I will surely work on it n make it more succinct abi wetinbe the English to use #AppreciateMam

LagosismyHome:
Interview is usually less than 2 mins so keep your response simple... this might be a mouthful and the VO might think you sound textbookish than reality

You made some good points here but usually interview is quick quick. Most likely the VO will cut u off and move on to another question.. Also if it too long , you might forget a line and become tensed

Thanks ma, this were just structured from most important down in case VO wan show he has good listening skills.... I live there forum n the combination

I will surely work on it n make it more succinct abi wetinbe the English to use #AppreciateMa

LagosismyHome:
Interview is usually less than 2 mins so keep your response simple... this might be a mouthful and the VO might think you sound textbookish than reality

You made some good points here but usually interview is quick quick. Most likely the VO will cut u off and move on to another question.. Also if it too long , you might forget a line and become tensed

neahyo:
Bro, I empathize with you and I know how it feels. In my final year in the University, a course i had a B was turned to a C. How do i know i had a B you may ask? The course was a 300 level course and the result was on my portal and i printed it out. With this printed copy i had an evidence which i use to complain to the department severally. To cut the long story short, guess what i was told? I was told i already had a first class degree why should i still bother over a grade that was changed and it makes little difference in my CGPA. Moreover, from my transcript i never had a C, so at least it shows the department is very strict with marks. Do you know the difference of 0.01 costs me from being the Best Graduating student in the school? The Best graduating student's CGPA was higher than mine with 0.01.

This is just to give an insight on what is happening in our institutions. All said, i was asked to do my MSc in that same school, me? Only if they know the resentment i hold against them.

Bro, never give up, you don't have to prove anything to anyone and with God by your side your best is yet to come.

Grades alone cannot define your future but Grace can. Do your best, this American Dream must be achieved.

Sorry for the long epistle, I've never said all these to anyone.

Its those doubting Thomas that caused this..... #Respect
Grades don't but Grade do!

Congratulations bro... You have really try explaining and those that feel otherwise will not want to hear another story in other not to even derail the thread or spoil the school reputation.... Ogreene a lot of cases in Unilag only the lucky once should thank God. Or what will even explain a lower CGPA on your transcript to the one u have on your final year statement of result? Thank God the same record office gave this same SOR and Transcript. #CaseClose ... I really still don't want to talk. Am 89% sure none of this doubting thomas can still even match my CGPA..... Walahi!

adey2014:
God bless u. i did then and i went with my uncle in 2009 and i was assured it was going to be rectified my cpga dropped to 2.38/5.0 and that it will reflect in the convocation of 2008/2009 which will be done in jan 2010. i went for service just for me to call my friend to check the convocation list which bought out my name but no rectification was done. if only two of the four courses . che 101 (4 units) and che 102 (2 units) which i didnt register for or even sat for cause İ was direct entry was removed then i wud av entered 2.40. i still went back after my service and applied for pgd in education. i was not admitted and by that time, the dean of education (prof busari) who knew my case had died and by 2011 after going up and down. the new hod for science and tech edu siad she had never had of my case. i gave up at that point and thank God for my parents encouraged me to do another undergraduate. it was not as if i didnt fight. i just chased a better dream and thank God it turned out well. its just a pity people who dont know anything about unilag all come out here talking. the days of ibidapo obe when course form was by paper and results were in broadsheets.

cseejhay:
Hi all,
Anyone knows how reputable university of new haven, CT is? Is it a good school to pursue a masters degree? The schooln is actually a university in connecticut. Pls someone advise.
CC lagosismyhome, oludare,imperiouxx,gunther6,slimmy2005, and other oldies in the house. your response would save alot.

You are the best to do this research... I was in your shoes but my research is making me to like the school more.

cseejhay:
Hi all,
Anyone knows how reputable university of new haven, CT is? Is it a good school to pursue a masters degree? The schooln is actually a university in connecticut. Pls someone advise.
CC lagosismyhome, oludare,imperiouxx,gunther6,slimmy2005, and other oldies in the house. your response would save alot.

You are the best to do this research... I was in your shoes but my research making me to like the school more.

Congratulations

Chinewon88:
Slept in the office for my 7am appointment because its closer to the consulate. Got there in the rain by 5:30 or so. After all the checks, queued up and the VOs came to their desks. I wanted one other slim vo because he seemed cool and patient lol, but I was asked to meet the Chinese guy - I think he should be about 32. I wouldn't say he's strict, as the interview wasn't as scary as I feared. You just need to give him or any of them good responses..

VO: good morning
me: good morning
vo: passport, i20? so why are you going to St Cloud?
me: I'm going to st cloud state university to study for an MS degree in Applied Clinical Research.
vo: how many schools did you apply to?
me: I applied to 4 schools; the university of Rhode Island, Virginia Commonwealth university, the university of Texas medical branch and St cloud state university.
vo: why st cloud?
me: I chose to attend st cloud because the clinical research program focuses on medical device research which basically aligns with my interests and I will ( vo cuts in)
vo: did you take any tests?
me: I took the GRE and TOEFL.
vo: how was your score on the GRE?
me: it was fair enough, I got 149, 149, 3.5
vo: ooh that's impressive( inside my mind I was like that one na score, you need to come GRE thread for nairaland make you see what brothers and sisters are doing to the GRE, but I was happy to hear him exclaim that way though)
vo: you do correlation and validation studies where you work( he read it off my ds160)
what's it about?
me: I told him we do it on new medical equipments and diagnostic procedures to ensure optimal standards.
vo: what's the difference between correlation and clausation?
me; I told him I wasn't sure what the difference is ( I had not heard that word in the context he was asking so I chose to be honest instead of explaining rubbish)
vo: what will this degree do for you?
me: this program will equip me with the requisite skills to be able to perform proper and ethical biomedical research upon my return to Nigeria.
vo: what's your research topic?
me: I'll be working on biosystems neuromodulation(the guy is super fast with asking questions and typing)
vo: do you have any scholarship ( looks at i20 for less than a second)?
me: no, I do not.
vo: OK, enjoy your time at st cloud.
me: thank you.
Passed i20 back with white form and said to pick up passport in three days.
Thanks to God and everyone on here for all your help. Walspring, Mekurexx, for assisting to pay fees from WES evaluation through application circle, I remain grateful. And to a kind heart Kene for adding his money to complete my sevis and pay in less than 48 hours to my interview- after my bossom friend( not from nairaland) squandered the first money I sent to him for sevis, may God bless you. Goodluck to everyone.

Tunnyz:
See if you haven't experienced sh!t you don't have to say people are lying n bla bla when they narrate their experiences. If it's smooth for you then u gotta ignore and move on. I put it to you that you're just being Mr itk..

But so unfortunate he knows nothing

adey2014:
its my school too. graduated and served after finishing from there but its absurd why she wud say i sud man up and accept my grades as if i was lying about it. things have improved now in unilag but that doesnt mean some peeps have not faced issues there before. and theres no where in my comments where i abused or blamed anyone for the mistake and as far as am concerned am glad it happened.

The guy/girl will not like some ppl to share experience abt Unilag in public. #MouthSealed. #PastTense

I guess this guy no little about Unilag... Best of luck bro#TheMOreYouLookTheLesSYouSee

adey2014:
why i like people like you is that u always think people are lying when u havent heard of such a case before, well i graduated in 2008. chemistry education. you dont know me and i had no reason to put up the story. i only did when someone made mention of why someone had to do a second undergraduate. well i did a second undergraduate. did exceptionally well and still doin fine till today. but saying i sud accept my grades and not blame the dept. i wont take that from u. if u feel am lying. contact me personally and İ will show u my transcript and u will have to come to the thread and apoligize cos u clearly said words u knew nothing about

LagosismyHome:
Ghen Ghen the ambassador for Unilag is in the house.. ..... love the way you defending your alma mater

Funniest thing the guy doesn't really know much about his alma mater... Sorry gaviria. Enjoy ur stay in trumpland.

What a pity some folks liking this post... You will want to know more about, Course Adviser, Department structure, Record Office and lecture. Congratulations on your visa

gaviria:
I find this very hard to believe. Except you graduated in like year 2000-2003 o. That kind of thing can't happen in Unilag. What happened to CITS that your department HOD would have his or her own software. Oh so there's even a software to use, meaning you probably graduated between 2008 and this year. And CITS was functional then, post ume was even computer based. So in Education an HOD used software to spoil your CGPA and you didn't go to DSA or Senate or even the CITS. You're a joker sir. Sell another story. They changed 2:2 to third class for you and you're telling us cool story here.lol. Don't spoil Unilag's reputation o biko. People would start thinking HODs can make their own software to calculate GPA for them. HODs don't even record anything, the lecturers submit the result to the department and the department takes the results to the senate for approval. Mistakes like that can only come from CITS and it can't be that bad or else it'll affect the whole department in which case it'll be resolved. So accept your Grade and don't blame Software sir.

See greatest akokites fighting for his school cos they are best in Nigeria but far behind in the world. This is very TRUE and POSSIBLE. Just thank your star such didn't happen to you. Something like that still happen recently, a course was remove from a student course and that drop his cgpa. the guy in question had A in this course and was able to know after his master admission ask him to retake this course as a prerequisites and he checked his transcript and see the reason for the drop in CGPA. Just keep thanking your stars.... a lot is wrong with Naija not only aso rock.... I really don't wanna talk to much but ur defense tactics made me. #GBAM

gaviria:
I find this very hard to believe. Except you graduated in like year 2000-2003 o. That kind of thing can't happen in Unilag. What happened to CITS that your department HOD would have his or her own software. Oh so there's even a software to use, meaning you probably graduated between 2008 and this year. And CITS was functional then, post ume was even computer based. So in Education an HOD used software to spoil your CGPA and you didn't go to DSA or Senate or even the CITS. You're a joker sir. Sell another story. They changed 2:2 to third class for you and you're telling us cool story here.lol. Don't spoil Unilag's reputation o biko. People would start thinking HODs can make their own software to calculate GPA for them. HODs don't even record anything, the lecturers submit the result to the department and the department takes the results to the senate for approval. Mistakes like that can only come from CITS and it can't be that bad or else it'll affect the whole department in which case it'll be resolved. So accept your Grade and don't blame Software sir.

234ng44uk:
If you attended some mushroom universities in Nigeria it's possible. I've seen students who took tests and had excellent test scores but couldn't take exams, in one stupid university like that I once attended in Nigeria, eventually only test scores were recorded as F. In fact, lots of Fs.
Funny thing is that those mushroom universities won't paste results nor can you check what's on file till your final year.

The guy in question went to Unilag, is Unilag now one of the mushroom school now? All I know is that a lot of things ain't right here and I pray Nigerian youth in diaspora should come and make it right after getting there PR sha ooo..... Ile Ni abo sile oko

They are just slayer on social media e.g Instagram, twittewr, facebook and NL Romance Thread. 80% gat nothing upstairs bro.... #RespectToAllSlayLadies #NoDisrespectMeant

happyday:
Nigerian ladies are shy What of them slay queens?

VO: Why dis you choose UNH,
Me: After extensive research and juxtaposition, I decided to choose unh cos its the only school that offer me CIS with concentration in field of AI n robotics together and come with a well structure curricula. It also has an AI n robotics forum where prof, alumni and student of the school share there research Findings, issues and solution which I already joined and will help me in a long way. I Also find current research by prof wheeler ruml in. "Method for heuristic search and planning especially in robotics" in line with my research interest and will help me improve in the aspect of machine decision making and heuristic search in other to achieve my long term career goal of developing or build an expert system to help in diagnosing health issues so as to reduce the stack of queues experience on a daily basis in our medical center.
Guys either gurus,old, fresher, silent readers any category please help me comment on this jargons I put up here.

Help Grade it over 10,
Criticise it wella either constructive or destructive
Then give any advise.

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Chinewon88:
Visa Approved this morning at the Lagos Consulate. Thanks to God. Transcript to follow..

Congratulations

chrisdavinci:
Yes Yes Yo!!! VISA Approved this morning! GOD did it!!!

Transcript loading!!! JFK on my mind baby!

Congratulations bro, this is long overdue. Safe journey to trumpland.

Congratulations..... VO no know say some ppl craze pass Dem Ni jare... Enjoy your trip to Trumpland

PrinceDekunle:
Visa Approved today. 7:00

VO: Good morning (with a funny face like he wants to whine me)
Me: Morning ( I no smile)
VO: When did you finish your Undergraduate?
Me: I finished 2011 at the University of Ilorin
VO: can I see your transcript?
Me: passed him my transcript and also my WES transcript
VO: (with an irritated face) don't give too much documents I just need your transcript (for my mind I just dey vex say wetin dey worry this one. Me wey be psycho wey fit greet my neighbor today no greet am tomorrow)
Me: yes here they are, this is from my school and this is the WES conversion
(He didn't even look at the Uniilorin and just perused thru my WES transcript and nodding his head
VO: your visa has been approved. Pick up your visa at the address, take your I-20 you will be needing them at the port of entry and enjoy your stay in USA. I madesure I heard those words people claim not to hear. Lol awon deaf and dumb crew (na joke I dey oo)

Na so I snatch Yankee visa today

Walspring:
Can you imagine him following this thread for 6 good years and he still went ahead to go and apply to VIU

Something is not right at all

Baba and bosses .... Well kudos for you guys good work. The Guy said following for 6 yrs and call himself NOVICE again applied to VIU. Omo Na Hin I just waka pass. I need twood for this kind 4mat. 6 yrs= NOVICE don't go together.

Capitas7:
Thank you very much my brother. I just dropped amessage for a friend to help check at the branch, but I don't think there's anything more convincing that what you have said. If the person in charge could answer with such assurance, the best thing is to keep hoping on getting someone to do it outside the country. It is just unfortunate that most people you'll contact in the US are busy or something.

Thank you @Lagosismyhome. The search for help continues

Contact @texrem and bargain for the exchange rate, hopefully he will help you with no problem... Beat of luck.

smithsydny:
madam oooo.. Lol. Ur seeing everything I post now.. Nah so seun do am o.. I ff back.. Whatever u post any were I will see it..

I think that is the concept of follow follow on social media. #CastingMode

Talliusceciro12:
Hello House,
Please when scheduling an appointment theres a space that they are asking for University Zip Code. What specifically is that? Is it the school sevis code or the state code.
Thanks

It should be the state code with extension if available. It doesn't take that school sevis code with alphabet.

Abeg if you miss twood comment hit the like button may be justwise go fit help us trace Hin path.... He is been away for long, make him just say hello like Oga imperioux usually do once in a while.

Then say it and reference your i20 immediately but try to leave out the professor except they indicate the profs name on your i20 too... Best of luck.

onicemus1:
We get the point ma.. but in a situation whereby some schools have research for undergraduates nko? His school included the research thingy on his I-20 ...

234ng44uk:
Congratulations brother. You met God's favour, otherwise it would have been a different story. We've been saying this for a while now, that "research with prof...." is now overused.

Funniest thing was the way the former guy and his friend was attacking you... I just pray none of them learn the hard way.

Congratulations man, but I was also like undergraduate with research interest already remembering moniker @234ng44uk warned against this few days ago.... My 2cents on this even, For undergraduate if you have a research topic, please just keep it and say another strong point. Another VO might not find the lamba(format) funny.

Safe Journey to trumpland. Congrats

Chapecoense:
Journey of a year comes to an end today. Its all been GOD. Today, GOD was evident, He showed me mercy and I now know its not by how prepared you are, you just have to have faith in GOD and believe.
Last night I knelt down on my knees and prayed to GOD to show me mercy that I should be favoured. Na so I reach embassy and waited along with many other people. na so one lady come separate NIV from IV. Passed through all necessary checks and finger printing and I stayed in the queue waiting for VO's to come. Na so window 3 open and one chinese guy call say his window is now available. I be wan enter window 7 becos the vo there just approved one guy. Very jovial VO. but na so dem usher me make I go window 3 chai.
na so I stand infront of the chinesse VO who shouldn't be more than 34.

VO: Good morning how are you?
me: Good morning, Iam fine and you?
VO: Iam great pls pass ur documents.
Me: slides passport and i20 to his window.
VO: typing.. What is bringing you to the US?
Me: Iam going to the US for my undergraduate degree in molecular and cellular biology which I will be studying at the university of maine for a duration of 48 months
VO: How many schools did you apply to?
me : I applied to 4 schools.
VO: name them
Me: ETSU, Umaine, Boston Uni and OSU( I said all in full tho)
VO: Of all these schools why did u pick Umaine.
me: Among all the schools I applied to, I chose the university of maine because I will have the opportunity to join an ongoing research under professor mellisa research group. The research focuses on the human JC polyomavirus which is.. (VO cuts in)
VO: Why will u talk about a research that does not exist. Moreover are u a graduate student? Why talk about research? pls say something else( He said this gesticulating).
Me: see wahala.. my heart come dey beat at this point but I sha compose myself and said
" I chose umaine because I discovered it offers top notch undergraduate mentorship programs and I had the chance to speak with some professors there and I found out that they are well experienced( I just weak as I talk this one.. becos I never in this world envisaged that i would say this lol and the VO's face was so straight, no smiling at all.

VO: did you do SAT?
me: no but I did the TOEFL.
VO: Did you do SAT? (he repeated)
Me: no but I did the toefl(I said again)
Vo: Why didn't you do SAT?
me: my school did not require me to write SAT.
na so the guy just dey type. He suddenly kept my passport and returned my i20. and he said
"Pick up your passport 3 days time and safe trip"
Me: thank you.

This could only be grace and favour. I just couldn't believe it after starting off so poor.
Special appreciation To GOD ALMIGHTY for making this possible, to slimmy2005 for sevis fee payment, adebimpe(will read ur transcript soon), Victor, walspring, neurosci, lagosismyhome and texrem for reviewing my transcript, and to my mum and dad who supported this dream and many others I didn't mention.
I say thank you.

Congratulations and I vividly still remember your moniker... Am so happy for you and make sure you keep that special xter of never give up ... As they say winners never quit and quitters never win..... You really show your doggedness and am so happy for you. #Respect #SafeTrip

gaviria:
Good morning all, I want to use this opportunity to specially thank God almighty for his grace and favor in the course of my US movement. And I want to thank Mr Seun (Shayhune) who helped me after my second Denial last week. He volunteered to help me through the whole process and mock interview. God bless you. And to everyone else that corrected me when I posted my transcript last week, thank you too. God bless everyone. After 2 denials (April 28 and May 18) I finally got my visa approved today (May 24). I went 3 times in less than a month, I wasn't going to relent because I'm not a quitter nor a dull guy although It's all the Grace of God. The 2 times I was denied, as I was leaving Walter carrington I went straight to a GTBank branch to pay the 64k again for the appointment. I told myself I wasn't going to quit and I'm going to the US whatever it took, the same way I told myself back then I wasn't going to any other school asides from Unilag when I left secondary school and people were discouraging me but I tried till I got my admission. Let me cut the story short. I chose the 6:30 appointment because I was told the VOs are always livelier in the morning and as such I should make sure I'm in the first 3-5 people on the queue inside. So I did that I was the second person to enter the consulate but by the time we got to the queue for the visa, I was third on the queue. So the fresh young guy VO called the first guy in front and the CGI guy told the girl behind him to follow him and queue behind him in front of the VO. So I was left in front, 5 seconds later I was called by a VO, mind you this VO was ruthless the last time I went for the interview. He was denying everyone that came to meet him that day, I guess he was in a bad mood or he only asked technical questions that the people weren't prepared for, I was praying not to get him that day but then I still got denied.lol. So as I walked towards him I just said "God take control". So he said Good morning and I answered Good morning and how was your night.
VO: Night was good and yours?
Me: Was alright too.
VO: So tell me what interested you in this school that made you choose it.
Me: My research interest aligns with that of a professor(Cuts me)
VO: What research interest?
Me: Embedded systems in power electronics.
VO: What is Embedded systems
Me: An embedded system is a computer system with a dedicated function on a larger electrical system (I just learnt that last night, didn't know what the research Entailed before last night, something just told me to google and know the definition of all the words in the research name)
VO: So what will you be doing with this professor?
(I didn't know what to say as I didn't prepare for that question)
Me: The research is designed like your mobile phone where all the electronic circuits on the motherboard in the phone have a dedicated function in a larger electrical system which is the phone in its entirety. (Na idea I use, that was just an example of embedded system wey I repackage)
VO: What school did you have your bachelors?
Me: University of Lagos.
Types for 5seconds and asks me to pick my visa in 3 days, I didn't expect it. It didn't last up to a minute and he didn't look at me once throughout, he was just typing and asking the questions. I was waiting for questions like "Who's paying"?,"What school and what course?", "What do you do now?. etc.
I'm very happy. I was confident and very calm this time because not being calm cost me at my last interview. I was the first person issued a white paper today at the Lagos Consulate as that guy in front of me was still with that fresh VO guy and so was the girl behind him. Thanks to everyone for their encouraging transcripts and words. It's God at the end of it all, I prayed to God and emptied my pocket in church last Sunday and told God to help me this week and he did. Let me stop my epistle here, sorry I'm used to writing epistles.